Two arrested in NY on drug charges

Bronx woman wanted on attempted murder parole warrant

Ruth Santa, 28, of Bronx, New York, is charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. She is also wanted on a parole warrant for second degree attempted murder. She was arrested January 31st in Plattsburgh, New York.

Christopher Morrow, 28, of Plattsburgh, was arrested on February 22 on a single criminal possession charge. The charge stem from a September 2012 investigation.

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Ruth Santa, 28, of Bronx, New York, is charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. She is also wanted on a parole warrant for second degree attempted murder. She was arrested January 31st in Plattsburgh, New York.

Christopher Morrow, 28, of Plattsburgh, was arrested on February 22 on a single criminal possession charge. The charge stem from a September 2012 investigation.

Plattsburgh Police and the Adirondack Drug Task Force have arrested two people on drug charges.

Bronx resident Ruth C. Santa, 28, was arrested last month at the Rip Van Winkle Motel in Plattsburgh for selling drugs. At the time of her arrest she was found in possession of 144 bags of heroin, 49 bags of cocaine and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Santa was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. She is also wanted on a parole warrant for second degree attempted murder. She's being held at Clinton County Jail on $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.

Last week police arrested Christopher Morrow, 28, of Plattsburgh, on a single criminal possession charge. Police said the charge stems from a September 2012 investigation in which Morrow was caught with more than two ounces of meth at his Overlook Circle home.

Morrow is also being held at Clinton County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.